Toy pistol



c. A. BAILEY.

TOY PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED Jung 2. 1921. 1,432,148.. Patented 00th17,1922.

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Patented 0st. 17, 1922.

NITED STATES CHARLES A. BAILEY, 015 CROM'WELL, CONNECTICUT.

TOY PISTOL.

Application filedJune 2, 1921. Serial No. 474,486.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAiLEY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and Improved Toy Pistols, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of toy pistols used for explodingpaper caps, and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide apistol that shall be simple in construction and particularly effectivein its operation.

One form of pistol embodying my invention and in the construction anduse of which the objects herein set out, as well as' others, may beattained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure lis a side View of a toy pistol embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same.

Figure 3 is a view in lengthwise vertical section through the same, and

Figure 4 is a View in cross section on a plane denoted by dotted line 1tof Figure 3.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 denotes the receiver of myimproved toy pistol with a barrel 6 preferably formed integral therewithand projecting from its front end. This structure is made from sheetmetal bent into U-shape, the barrel 6 being stantially round form incross section. A handle 7 is also formed from sheet metal bent intoU-shape conforming substantially to the shape of the receiver 5, and thehandle and receiver are of such width that the ends of their adjacentparts will be located one within the other, in the structure hereinshown (see Figure 1) the ends of the sides of the receiver being locatedwithin the upper end of the handle. The handle and receiver are rigidlysecured together in any suitable manner, as by spot welding.

A cover 8 is formed to close the opening between the side parts of thereceiver at the front end underlying the barrel and also at the bottomfor a substantial portion of its length, this cover preferably havingflanges 9 bent at an angle to the main part of the cover and to inclosethe edges of the receiver, which edges are inserted within and betweenthe flanges, the parts being firmly secured together in any suitablemanner, as by spot welding. This cover has a tongue 10 bent subsequentlybent into round or sub-,

at an angle to its main part and of a width to extend upwardly betweenthe side parts of the receiver, as shown in Figure 3, the upper end ofthis tongue being formed to constitute an anvil 11 against which thepaper caps may be exploded. In order to Support such paper caps a rib'12 is formed in the tongue 10 at the bottom of the anvil, and sides 13are formed integral with the anvil and bent at an angle thereto for thepurpose of retaining the paper caps in place.

The handle and receiver are formed from a sheet metal blank ofsubstantially uniform width.

A combined hammer and trigger is pivotally mounted between the sideparts of the receiver, the hammer 14 projecting preferably outat the topof the receiver and the trigger 15 projecting out at the bottom of thereceiver and in front of the handle 7, as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawings. The face of the hammer 14 is provided with projections 16 thatserve to explode a paper cap ina manner to preserve the material intact,thus preventing such cap from being blown to pieces and thepiecesscattered at each ex plosion.

The trigger 15 is bent backwa'rdly between the side parts of the handle7, this backwardly extending I support 17 that receives the end of aspring 18, one end of said spring being supported upon a ledge 19 at thelower back part of the handle and the opposite end of the spring restingin a recess 20 in the under side of the spring support 17. Thearrangement of the spring support and the spring is such that when thetrigger is in its forward position and the hammer is consequently inits" rearward position, and as shown in Figure 3, the parts will beretained in such position by the spring. However, when the hammer ismoved forward by pressure against the front face of the trigger, whenthe parts reach a certain position, the spring will act to force thetrigger backwardly and the hammer forwardly with a force sufficient toexplode a cap on the anvil 11.

I claim- 1. A toy pistol comprising a handle with side parts arranged insubstantially parallel relation, a receiver having side parts arrangedin substantially parallel relation the ends of the sides of the handleand receiver extending one within the other between the sides thereof toprovide contacting surface art formlng a spring suificient for rigidlysecuring said parts together with the handle located at an angle to thereceiver, and firing mechanism located within said structure.

ceiver and handle being located at the outer edge of the structurewhereby the handle is located at an angle to the receiver, means forsecuring the side parts of the receiver and handle together, and firingmechanism located within the structure.

A toy pistol comprising a receiver bent to U-shape with side partsarranged in substantially parallel relation, a barrel integrally formedwith the receiver and projecting from one end thereof, a handle bent toU-shape with side parts located in substantially parallel relation, theend of the receiver being located within the upper end of the handle andbetween the sides thereof to provide contacting surfaces sufficient forrigidly securing said parts together, the closed edges of the handle andreceiver being located at the top and back of the structure, means forsecuring the side parts of the receiver and handle together, and fir'ingmechanism located within the structure.

4-. A toy pistol comprising a receiver bent to U-shape, a cover closingthe open edge of the receiver, a tongue integrally formed wit-h thecover and projecting at an angle beyond the cover section and upwardlybetween the side parts of the receiver to form an anvil, and firingmechanism to cooperate with said anvil in firing operations.

5. A toy pistol comprising a receiver bent to U-shape, a cover closingthe open edge of the receiver and having flanges within which the edgesof the receiver are located, a tongue integrally formed with the coverand projecting at an angle thereto and be yond the cover section,upwardly between the side parts of the receiver to form an an;

vil, a rib formed in the tongle at the base of the anvil, and firingmechanism to cooperate with said anvil in the firing operation.

6. A toy pistol comprising a receiver bent to U-shape, a cover closingthe open edge of the receiver and having flanges within which the edgesof the receiver are located, a tongue projecting at an angle thereto andbeyond the cover section, upwardly between the side parts of thereceiver to form an anvil, sides integrally formed with the anvil atopposite edges thereof, and firing mechanism to cooperate with saidanvil in the firing operation.

7. A toy pistol comprising a receiver and a handle, ahammer and atrigger formed from a single piece of metal and pivotally secured withinthe receiver, a spring support comprising an extension integrally formedwith the trigger and projecting backwardly therefrom at'an angle theretoand having a recess, and a spring secured within the handle and with oneend resting within said recess.

8. A toy pistol comprising a receiver and a handle. a trigger and ahammer formed from a single piece of sheet metal pivotally securedwithin the receiver, said hammer and trigger comprising a backwardlyextending extension from the lower end of the trigger located at anangle thereto, said extension having a recess, and a spring resting atone end upon a ledge in the lower end of the handle and with itsopposite end located i said recess.

9. A toy pistol comprising a receiver and a handle, a hammer pivotallymounted in the receiver and having a face formed with a plurality ofprojections to prevent scattering of the pieces of paper cap or strip,an anvil to receive the impact of said projections, and meansforoperating the hammer.

10. A toy pistol comprising a receiver and a handle, a hammer and ananvil, one of which has a face formed with a plurality of projections toprevent scattering of the pieces of paper cap or strip, said hammerbeing pivotally mounted within the receiver.

CHARLES A. BAILEY.

